Reckless Sunshine

This is a story about bad people. Let the light run free, keep the darkness in chains. Beneath the harsh white lights of a convenience store, he was once as wretched as a dog. Under the stage spotlight, he shone like a star. I took him in for one night, but he wanted to claim the rest of my life. "The act is an act. The person is the person." He wiped off his clown makeup and made me a promise. Everyone says a playboy like Lei Liang has no heart. But when he quit smoking for me, cooked for me, and clumsily learned how to love, I finally understood that this patch of dark soil had, in the end, let my ray of sunlight run free. And I chose to keep the darkness in chains. Two lonely souls crossed every boundary and built a home together. But do you still remember her name? Male lead: Lei Liang, drinks and smokes, a charming rogue of an actor whose onstage and offstage selves are worlds apart Female lead: Me, a down-on-her-luck copywriter who always plays by the rules Reader's guide and content warnings: Not a traditional sweet romance, but a realistic emotional tug-of-war The male lead has a complicated romantic history and is not inexperienced, with ex-girlfriends and flirtations Extensive depictions of smoking and drinking Told from the female lead's first-person perspective, with a major twist Both leads grow through their clashes